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Encore Careers Summit: 'Growling and kicking for social change,' by Gara LaMarche
Original Source In a rousing call to action at the Encore Careers Summit, Gara LaMarche (at right) urged older Americans to heed the call to service that was a hallmark of President-elect Barack Obama’s campaign as well as push for policy changes that will help…
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UGA Odum School of Ecology faculty member honored for innovations after age 60
Athens, Ga. – Carl Jordan, senior research scientist at the University Of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, was recently designated as a 2008 Purpose Prize Fellow by Civic Ventures think tank. The Purpose Prize is awarded for people over 60 who are taking on society’s…
Author: University of Georgia
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Comcast gives big boost to Big Brothers Big Sisters
by MENSAH M. DEAN Comcast and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America announced yesterday that they have joined to launch a youth-mentoring program in Philadelphia and plan to expand it across the country. Besides the program, called Beyond School Walls, the three-year, $10 million partnership…
Author: The Philadelphia Daily News
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U.S. Aid Urged for Education's Entrepreneurs
by Erik W. Robelen Washington With the presidential candidates both underscoring their support for entrepreneurial initiatives in education, policy experts are advancing ideas for helping such efforts flourish. In their Oct. 15 debate at Hofstra University, both Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Barack Obama…
Author: Education Week
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Rich pickings in an overlong, authorised biography of a billionaire investor
BOOK OF THE DAY: The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder Bloomsbury 960pp, £25 reviewed by CONOR O’CLERY THIS IS the second major biography of Warren Buffett, whose net worth was recently estimated at US$62 billion, but the first which…
Author: Irish Times
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'Uncertainty is the enemy of philanthropy'
Original Source By Barbara Hagenbaugh, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – It’s a challenging year for non-profits as a sluggish economy and rising prices make it more difficult for groups to raise money from cash-strapped families and businesses. Heading into the busiest fundraising time of year, non-profits’…
Author: USA Today
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Trickle-down financial crisis hits neediest
by ROBIN SHULMAN For Citymeals-on-Wheels, a nonprofit group that delivers food to homebound New Yorkers, the Wall Street crisis already means 100,000 fewer meals will be delivered to people who need them. One day this spring, the group lost about $500,000 it expected from employees…
Author: The Washington Post
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Chandler chosen again as one of best places for young people
by Weldon B. Johnson For the third time, Chandler has been selected one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People according to the America’s Promise Alliance. The honor doesn’t amount to just a plaque that hangs on a wall in City Hall or a…
Author: The Arizona Republic
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Choosing Long-Term Care: Advice From an Expert
by Jane Gross For many of us, elderly parents and adult children alike, nothing is more complicated or consequential than understanding the differences between the many available permutations of long-term care, choosing which is most appropriate for our families and figuring out how to pay…
Author: The New York Times (The New Old Age Blog)
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Choosing Long-Term Care: Advice From an Expert
Original Source By Jane Gross For many of us, elderly parents and adult children alike, nothing is more complicated or consequential than understanding the differences between the many available permutations of long-term care, choosing which is most appropriate for our families and figuring out how…
Author: The New York Times
